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Coursework in Chinese emphasizes language study as a gateway to understanding another culture, the world, and our place in it.

The Asian Studies Program offers elementary language instruction in Chinese, with an emphasis on the development of language skills: listening, comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Essentials of grammar are complemented by readings in literature and culture, with extensive practice in speaking. For a more intensive experience, the College also cooperates with the Beijing Institute of Asian Studies at Peking University.

The Program

As a student in the Chinese program at Knox, you will have the benefit of small classes, courses that include research opportunities, and access to numerous off-campus programs. Knox offers courses in Chinese conversation and composition through the intermediate level, with the opportunity to minor in Chinese. Chinese courses are also integral to the Asian Studies major.

The minor in Chinese focuses on Chinese literature, history, society, and religion. Requirements for the minor include advanced courses, such as:

Women and Modern Chinese Literature

Orientalism and Occidentalism in Chinese Literature

Chinese Film

Advanced Courses in Chinese Language

Modern China

Culture and Diplomacy of Modern East Asian

East Asian Philosophy

Globalization and Modern East Asia

Chinese Economy

Independent Study Courses in the Areas of Faculty Expertise

The minor is designed to allow for substitutions with courses completed while studying abroad.